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Mississippi Business NewsFri, 31 Jul 2015 20:53:11 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.3Pickering recovers $197,000 for Itawamba Countyhttp://msbusiness.com/2015/02/pickering-recovers-197000-itawamba-county/
http://msbusiness.com/2015/02/pickering-recovers-197000-itawamba-county/#commentsWed, 18 Feb 2015 16:18:31 +0000http://msbusiness.com/businessblog/?p=11361FULTON — State Auditor Stacey Pickering he appeared before the Itawamba County Board of Supervisors with $197,963.55, recovered from Chancery Clerk Jim Witt’s bonding company. Pickering and Auditor’s Office investigators were in Fulton Tuesday to announce recovery of the money and to file a document in the Itawamba County Chancery Court asking the court to order that ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2015/02/pickering-recovers-197000-itawamba-county/feed/0Fulton holds hotel tax electionhttp://msbusiness.com/2012/06/fulton-holds-hotel-tax-election/
http://msbusiness.com/2012/06/fulton-holds-hotel-tax-election/#commentsMon, 04 Jun 2012 12:58:08 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=58112FULTON — Fulton voters will decide Tuesday whether to approve a new tax on hotel lodging within the city. Polls will open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports that the city has proposed a 3 percent tax on hotel stays in the city to support various programs. ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2012/06/fulton-holds-hotel-tax-election/feed/0Fulton voters to decide on levying hotel taxhttp://msbusiness.com/2012/05/fulton-voters-to-decide-on-levying-hotel-tax/
http://msbusiness.com/2012/05/fulton-voters-to-decide-on-levying-hotel-tax/#commentsFri, 11 May 2012 14:32:22 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=56965FULTON — Fulton voters will decide early next month whether or not staying overnight in the city will cost more. Fulton officials have selected June 5 to hold a special election to determine whether or not to implement a 3 percent “tourism tax” on hotel stays in the city. The proposed tax will have to ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2012/05/fulton-voters-to-decide-on-levying-hotel-tax/feed/0Tammy Wynette memorial planned in Itawamba Countyhttp://msbusiness.com/2011/11/tammy-wynette-memorial-planned-in-itawamba-county/
http://msbusiness.com/2011/11/tammy-wynette-memorial-planned-in-itawamba-county/#commentsSun, 06 Nov 2011 13:30:09 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=48225TREMONT — The proceeds from a concert by George Jones will be used for the construction of a memorial in honor of country music star and Itawamba County native Tammy Wynette. Mayor Glyn Robinson says the “Tammy Wynette Birthplace Concert” will be held Dec. 3 at Itawamba Community College Davis Event Center in Fulton. Jones ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2011/10/bluefire-renewables-lands-financing-mou-for-fulton-project/feed/1Fulton biomass plant construction contract signedhttp://msbusiness.com/2010/10/fulton-biomass-plant-signs-construction-contract/
http://msbusiness.com/2010/10/fulton-biomass-plant-signs-construction-contract/#commentsWed, 06 Oct 2010 12:03:48 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=31532FULTON–California-based BlueFire Renewables Inc. has signed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for its planned cellulosic ethanol facility in Fulton. The facility will be engineered and built by Wanzek Construction Inc., a subsidiary of MasTec Inc., for $296 million, which includes an approximately $100 million biomass power plant as part of the facility. The ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2010/10/fulton-biomass-plant-signs-construction-contract/feed/0Is Ethanol Worth It?http://msbusiness.com/2009/10/is-ethanol-worth-it/
http://msbusiness.com/2009/10/is-ethanol-worth-it/#commentsMon, 26 Oct 2009 05:01:35 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=14172Experts weigh in regarding new plant in Fulton The announcement of plans for a new ethanol plant in Fulton raises questions about the benefits and drawbacks of ethanol and its production process. Some studies say ethanol takes more energy to make than the resulting fuel generates. Regardless, biofuel technology is still developing and is extremely ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2009/10/is-ethanol-worth-it/feed/0Digby recognized in Washingtonhttp://msbusiness.com/2009/10/digby-recognized-in-washington/
http://msbusiness.com/2009/10/digby-recognized-in-washington/#commentsMon, 12 Oct 2009 05:00:24 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=13430U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) recently recognized the work of Patricia Digby of Fulton, who was subsequently honored in Washington for her dedication to finding adoptive and foster care families for children. Cochran recommended Digby to be the 2009 Angel in Adoption from Mississippi as part of the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute’s “Angels in ...